"Is a copy anything but an attempt to extract the maximum from an encounter with a work of art? I'm convinced that the copy of a masterpiece is the best school there is for any artist who decides to make art."

Including the following texts by Alberto Giacometti:

"Notes on the copies"

Extract from a conversation with Gotthard Jedlicka

"At the Louvre with Giacometti"

A conversation with Pierre Schneider

"For 15 days now..."

Extract from a conversation with André Parinaud

"Is Greek art modern?"

A conversation with Georges Charbonnier